Development of Streptococcus thermophilus lacZ as a reporter gene for Candida albicans

Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1189-1195

  Uhl, M Andrew ^a   Johnson, Alexander D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal pathogen; Gene regulation; Yeast; Galactosidase

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; HYPHAL CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; INDICATOR; MALTOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIUM COLONY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL DIVISION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FILTER; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PAPER; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0035020715     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-147-5-1189     Document Type: Article

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